Venezuela: is a US-backed 'military option' to oust Maduro gaining favour? | The Guardian"Maduro and his government have already been targeted for violence: last month he survived an assassination attempt that used drones armed with explosives. ... Last year, a rogue police officer, Óscar Pérez, hijacked a helicopter and fired at government buildings in what he said was an action against a dictator. ... Maduro’s predecessor, Hugo Chávez, was himself almost toppled in a short-lived military coup attempt in April 2002."https://cpress.org/leftnews/venezuela-is-a-us-backed-military-option-to-oust-maduro-gaining-favour-the-guardianhttps://cpress.org/@@site-logo/g4832.png

"Maduro and his government have already been targeted for violence: last month he survived an assassination attempt that used drones armed with explosives. ... Last year, a rogue police officer, Óscar Pérez, hijacked a helicopter and fired at government buildings in what he said was an action against a dictator. ... Maduro’s predecessor, Hugo Chávez, was himself almost toppled in a short-lived military coup attempt in April 2002."